- Researching new materials and competitive products. Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.
- Assisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance. Overseeing the efforts of drafting and testing specialists.
- Developing and documenting functional requirements and translating into detail design documents. Participating in buy-build analysis for product components.
- Participating in and supporting proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports.
Degree Requirement and Work Experience
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- 4+ years of experience in product design & development related to electrification technologies like Motors, Electric Drives, Battery energy storage systems, hybrids, electric vehicles (EV), etc
- Working knowledge of the NPI process
- Functional validation testing experience will be an added advantage.
Skill Descriptors
Analytical Thinking : Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
- Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
- Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
- Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
- Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
- Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
Effective Communications : Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviours.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviours without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Recognizes changing demands and priorities; vali changes with management.
- Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
- Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
- Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
- Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
- Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to- on technical and procedural job components.
- Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
- Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in ones general area of technical competence.
- Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
Computer-Aided Design & Engineering : Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyse, simulate and test product design drafts.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Coaches others on design tools and processes (Ex, Creo, Ansys).
- Presents complex products and systems graphically.
- Performs manipulations on design objects, such as changing projections and managing drawing layers.
- Working knowledge of simulation techniques for evaluating impact of loads and materials on structural strength and fatigue.
Product Design - MFG : Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Develops improvement plans for senior management and evaluates the outcome of the design against the functionality.
- Advises others on the development of multiple products and their functionality.
- Trains others on advanced tools and approaches of product design.
- Monitors the processes and procedures of a complex product design to ensure functional requirements are met.
- Evaluates feedback from customers and consults on functional weaknesses.
- Controls design and development costs of a proposed product through effective resource coordination.
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Builds three-dimensional models with basic materials.
- Communicates with professionals to understand various requirements of product design.
- Tests and evaluates alternative means of production being considered for use.
- Uses automated tools to design or modify the design of a product.
- Assists in building a complex prototype of product.
Product Testing : Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Documents test process and results; prepares and analyzes defect-tracking reports.
- Summarizes features of a specific product-testing process and associated procedures.
- Tests components for compliance with functional requirements and established conventions.
- Discusses and compares usability, safety and integration testing.
- Develops product-testing procedures; participates in selecting testing environment and tools.
Supplier Management : Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Follows procedures in carrying out routine supplier management tasks.
- Uses electronic systems or tools to record/retrieve supplier information and carry out transactions with suppliers.
- Resolves routine supplier issues; escalates non-routine issues up chain of command.
- Researches alternative vendors or suppliers; participates in supplier selection.
- Works with suppliers to ensure that purchases meet delivery and quality specifications.
